How to Spring At Home Mulligatawny

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Mulligatawny. The name Mulligatawny means 'pepper water', and curry is the particular ingredient that gives this incredible soup such a delicious flavor.so I'm told. Mulligatawny [ˈmɐlɨɡəˈtɑːni] (listen (help · info)) is a soup which originated from South Indian cuisine. The name originates from the Tamil words miḷagāy (Tamil: மிளகாய் 'chilli') or miḷagu (மிளகு 'pepper'), and taṇṇi (தண்ணி, 'water').

The Indian antecedent to my favorite soup, mulligatawny, likely was a thin, spicy lentil broth.

The British thickened it, added meat, but, thankfully, kept the glorious Indian spices.

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You can have Mulligatawny using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mulligatawny

1. It’s 2 clove of garlic.

2. It’s 2 tbsp of fresh ginger.

3. You need 1 tsp of chilli powder.

4. Prepare 1 tsp of turmeric.

5. Prepare 1 tsp of ground coriander.

6. You need 1 tsp of garam masala.

7. It’s 2 medium of carrots.

8. It’s 4 medium of tomatoes.

9. You need 750 ml of chicken stock.

10. You need 125 ml of coconut milk.

11. You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.

12. It’s 30 grams of flaked almonds, toasted.

13. Prepare 5 medium of chicken fillets, cut in to chunks..

14. Prepare 2 medium of onions, finely chopped..

While the British were in India, there were some recipes that were Anglicized to suit their milder spice tolerance.

What you were talking about is called radar which is literally pepper water that's a thin spicy soup.

Mulligatawny is the ultimate "fusion" food, invented centuries before anyone would even know what that meant.

It hails from the early days of the British Raj in India.

Mulligatawny step by step

1. Heat up some oil in a pan, cut the chicken in to chunks and add to the pan. Once browned, put to one side..

2. Heat the oil in a large pot and gently cook the onions for 10 minutes on a low heat until soft..

3. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli powder, turmeric, ground coriander and garam masala..

4. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring all the time, then add the carrots and tomatoes..

5. Pour over the stock and simmer for 10 minutes..

6. Add the chicken, simmer for 10 minutes then add the coconut milk and simmer for 5 more minutes..

7. Stir in the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and then add the almonds..

According to Lizzie Collingham in A Tale of Cooks & Conquerors , the colonialists, wanting a first course for their dinner, requested of their Indian cooks to make them soup.

Vegetarian Mulligatawny soup is a traditional Indian dish and the recipe is really easy to make.

Don't be intimidated by the ingredient list, it just calls for a bunch of familiar produce and a little digging around in your spice rack.

I used my very favorite cooking pot for this Mulligatawny recipe, but any good-sized pot should do the trick.

Mulligatawny marries both British and Indian ingredients to form a soup that is a bit spicy, a bit sweet, and very satisfying.